Ford 8970 VS Massey Ferguson 245 specs comparison
                                         
                                        
                                    
                                
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Ford 8970
General Infos| Make | Ford | 
| Model | 8970 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1993 Until 2002 | 
| Price | 127,000 USD | 
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Ford 8970 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 14L-16.1 (2WD) | 
| AG rear tires | 18.4R42 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 16,950 lbs or 7688 kg | 
| Length | 196.7 inches [499 cm] | 
| Width | 96.7 inches [245 cm] | 
| Height | 121.3 inches [308 cm] | 
| Wheelbase | 118.3 inches [300 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | 60.3 to 107.8 inches | 
| Front tread size | 62 to 87 inches | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 456 ci or 7.5 L | 
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 240 hp or 179.0 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 110 gal or 416.4 L | 
| Oil capacity | 22 qts or 20.8 L | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | Ford 8970 Parts | 
| Batteries number | 2 | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | 950 | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | alternator | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | 130 amps | 
| Trans system | - | 
| Trans type | creeper | 
| Trans gears | 32 forward and 18 reverse | 
| Clutch system | - | 
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | hydrostatic power | 
| Braking system | wet disc | 
| Cabin type | Cab standard | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | closed center load sensing | 
| Valves | 3 | 
| Pump flow | 24 gpm or 90.8 lpm | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | 36.9 gal or 139.7 L | 
| Hydraulic pressure | 2750 psi or 189.6 bar | 
| Max flow | 31 gpm or 117.3 lpm | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | 189.5 hp or 141.3 kW | 
| Fuel consumption | 11.8 gal/hour or 44.7 l/hour | 
| Pulling power | 28,010 lbs or 12705 kg | 
| Claimed power | 210 hp or 156.6 kW | 
| Real power | 224.5 hp or 167.4 kW | 
| Engine @RPM | - | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | independent | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | 11.8 gal/hour or 44.7 l/hour | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | III | 
| Rear hitch lift | 15,000 lbs or 6804 kg | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Massey Ferguson 245
General Infos| Make | Massey Ferguson | 
| Model | 245 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1976 Until 1983 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | - | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 245 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 6.00-16 | 
| AG rear tires | 13.6-28 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 3900 lbs or 1769 kg | 
| Length | 126.5 inches [321 cm] | 
| Width | 71 inches [180 cm] | 
| Height | 58.5 inches [148 cm] | 
| Wheelbase | 74.5 inches [189 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | 56 to 76 inches | 
| Front tread size | 48 to 80 inches | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 145 ci or 2.4 L | 
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 45 hp or 33.6 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2250 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 12.68 gal or 48.0 L | 
| Oil capacity | 7.4 qts or 7.0 L | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 245 Parts | 
| Batteries number | 1 | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | 96 amps | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | alternator | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | 32 amps | 
| Trans system | Multi Power | 
| Trans type | partial power shift | 
| Trans gears | 6 forward and 2 reverse | 
| Clutch system | - | 
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | power | 
| Braking system | differential mechanical drum | 
| Cabin type | Open operator station | 
| Differentiel lock | mechanical rear | 
| System | - | 
| Valves | - | 
| Pump flow | - | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | 6.6 gal or 25.0 L | 
| Hydraulic pressure | - | 
| Max flow | - | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | 33.03 hp or 24.6 kW | 
| Fuel consumption | 3.5 gal/hour or 13.2 l/hour | 
| Pulling power | 4,298 lbs or 1949 kg | 
| Claimed power | 43 hp or 32.1 kW | 
| Real power | 34.15 hp or 25.5 kW | 
| Engine @RPM | - | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | live | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | 2.9 gal/hour or 11.0 l/hour | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | I | 
| Rear hitch lift | 3120 lbs or 1415 kg | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
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Useful links and guides ....
- Ford provided us with the latest version of its 8970 service repair manual
 - Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Ford 8970 farm-tractor here
 
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